Goodman v. State

Bell, Justice.

1. “As a general rule, evidence of tlie commission of one crime is not admissible upon the trial for another, where the sole purpose is to show that the defendant has been guilty of other crimes, and would, therefore, be more liable to commit the offense charged; but if the evidence is material and relevant to the issue on trial, it is not inadmissible because it may also tend to establish the defendant’s guilt of a crime other thah the one charged.” Frank v. State, 141 Ga. 243 (2, b) (80 S. E. 1016); Hall v. State, 7 Ga. App. 115 (6) (66 S. E. 390).

2. In the present case, the…